Prospective validation of the Barcelona scale for the assessment of mucosal cleanliness during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.

Ther Adv Gastroenterol · 2025 · PMC12357016 · PMID 40821738

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In the segment analysis, higher scores showed a trend towards increased CSL detection; however, the association was only significant in the antrum, where a score of “2” was more likely to present a CSL compared to a score “1” (OR 2.4, 95% CI 1.01–5.70).

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